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I don’t understand the talent pool dilution thing. We have a number of mature age picks and late draft picks who are playing incredible football that would never have had a look in if the expansion teams didn’t exist. These are the blokes that helped us win a premiership.
I’ve watched games from our glory years on DVD and I’m telling you there’s no difference in skills. It’s all just a cop out and deluded whinging from media campaigners and grumpy old timers.
The timing wasn't good for the when the AFL brought in NGAs. Three top 50 players picked from our zone. However I am not complaining as ended up with Shai Bolton, Jack Graham, Garth and Stengle in 2016.We were able to rebuild during the GC and GWS draft concessions so while this is a bit s**t it's no excuse for a club not being able to rebuild.
If our academy was formed a couple of years earlier we'd have Jy Simpkin and Esava Ratugolea on our list right now. If you go even further back Jarman Impey would have qualified too. Ajak Dang looks like he could be a handy pick up for us this year. That to me gives a pretty good indication that our Academy Zone in a pretty good one.
If in the end all these academies increase the number of drafted players to go from 80 to 100 (excluding rookie picks) I think that will make it worth while.
Edit- The AFL could fix all this if they themselves ran the academies instead of relying on teams to do the work for them.
Oh no, those poor bottom clubs. That's almost as bd as coming 2nd last and having your first pick be 6, then finishing 12th the next year and having your first pick be 15.
Also remember we are the only team to ever finish last and not get pick 1
Fixed!AFL talent diluted by the ridiculous plastic franchises of GWS Brisbane and GC.
Just in time for cup #20The timing wasn't good for the when the AFL brought in NGAs. Three top 50 players picked from our zone. However I am not complaining as ended up with Shai Bolton, Jack Graham, Garth and Stengle in 2016.
Over the course of time there will be gun players again from our NGA, I read somewhere there is a Winmar that is nine but playing under 14s.